Jerry Jones shares latest on Dak Prescott, Tyler Biadasz following win over Titans
Joining 105.3 The Fan on Friday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones shared status updates on quarterback Dak Prescott and center Tyler Biadasz after Thursday’s win in Nashville.
Prescott finished the game with no issue but things looked iffy for a moment after he got up rubbing his knee in the second half. He assuaged concerns by taking off on a run just plays later.
“He’s in good shape,” Jones said of Prescott on Friday. “He might have hyperextended it a little bit. We were checking with the sideline and we knew he was going to be good.”
As for Biadasz, who left toward the end of the third quarter with a right ankle injury, Jones is still just hoping for the best. The team plans to evaluate the former Wisconsin standout further on Friday.
“I’m hopeful that it may not be as bad as we think, but we’ll see how he responds,” Jones said.
In response to the center going down, Dallas shifted Conner McGovern to center, Tyler Smith to left guard and Jason Peters to left tackle, leaving Tyron Smith at right tackle and Zack Martin at right guard.
Jones on Tony Pollard: ‘Not as concerned’
As for running back Tony Pollard, the Cowboys general manager said he isn’t “as concerned” about the thigh injury at this point after the team’s leading rusher sat out on Thursday. That echoes what Mike McCarthy told reporters before kickoff.
“Definitely, yeah (we’re being smart with him),” McCarthy said. “Tony wanted to go, we just felt like this was definitely the best plan for the long term.
“(Reaching 1,000 yards) matters. It would be his first 1,000-yard season so, I’m definitely aware of that. I look for Tony to go next week.”
If the Philadelphia Eagles win versus New Orleans on Sunday, it opens the door for Dallas to play it safe with the roster in Week 18 versus Washington. However, McCarthy expressed the desire to continue getting his starters, several of which are former backups, as much opportunity to grow as possible.
“The biggest thing, and obviously we want the Saints to win, but we want to line up and play as much as we can when we line up in Washington,” McCarthy said. “That will be the best situation for us.”